planning ahead
July 26, 2022
As you’re doing your best to stay cool on these scorching summer days, why not look ahead to the cooler months? The 2022 Fall Catalog of Hugo House classes and workshops is now available to explore online or to download as a PDF. Class lengths vary from three-hour generative writing sessions to yearlong manuscript critiques in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and mixed genre. Fall quarter at Hugo House will be a mixture of in-person and virtual classes.
Teach a class at Hugo House
December 15, 2021
Have you been dreaming of a creative writing class you would like to teach? Hugo House in Seattle would like to hear about it. Class proposals for Summer 2022 are open through January 10, 2022. Details on the Hugo House Teacher’s Portal on Submittable.
And by the way, registration for Winter 2022 classes is now open. Browse the catalog for inspiration.
as long as you’re at home…
February 16, 2021
…why not take a class? Wherever you may be in the world, the Hugo House catalog for Winter and Spring offers scores of online classes in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, mixed genre, reading, writing for performance, etc. Whether you want a multi-week class or a one- or two-session intensive, there’s probably something here to expand your vision and your skills.
And while you’re on the Hugo House site, be sure to browse the list of near-daily events — readings, write-ins, Q & A, and much more.
back to school
September 4, 2020
Are you ready to shake up your writing practice? Fall classes are about to begin. Most classes and workshops are being offered online, which means that geography doesn’t matter. We’ve put together a list of a number of places that are offering online adult learning programs this fall (some starting very soon). This list is not comprehensive and you are encouraged to check offerings at colleges, universities, and even bookstores. The classes vary in length, format, starting date, and price. But it’s free to browse, so have a look:
- Attic Institute
- Beyond Baroque
- Brooklyn Poets
- Catapult
- Chuckanut Writers
- Firefly Creative Writing
- Gotham Writers
- Hugo House
- Imprint Bookstore and the Writers’ Workshoppe
- Literary Arts
- The Loft
- Maine Media
- The Muse Writers Center
- Poets House
- Oklahoma State University Tulsa
- The Porch
- Portland Community College
- Sackett Street Writers
- UCLA Extension
- Unterberg Poetry Center 92Y
- The Writer’s Center
- The Writer’s Workshop
- The Writing Salon
fall classes, virtually
August 25, 2020
Registration for fall classes at Hugo House is now open, and if you register by August 31, 2020, you’ll get Early Bird Pricing. All Hugo House classes and events will take place virtually for the remainder of 2020, so you can participate no matter where you are.
The Fall catalog is crammed with inspired instructors offering stimulating classes, from one- and two-session intensives to courses of six to sixteen weeks and even yearlong programs. Subjects cover the gamut: fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, mixed genre, reading, and pretty much everything in between.
As usual, Hugo House also has a busy calendar of readings and writing activities.
school minus the class
April 19, 2019
Interested in diving deeper into a particular topic? Over at Entropy, they’ve done the heavy lifting on a wide array of subjects. Since 2015, writers have been putting together class descriptions along with a list of relevant resource materials. Each class is presented as a MINI-SYLLABUS: everything you need to conduct yourself through the class, except there’s no actual class.
Celebrating… soon
August 17, 2018
It’s nearly here: the grand re-opening of Hugo House. Mark your calendar and join the festivities on Saturday, September 22, 2018, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM, to see the 10,000 square foot space for writers and readers, and to enjoy readings, performances, installations, music, and more. It’s all at 1634 Eleventh Avenue, on the corner of Eleventh and East Olive, in Seattle. See the full line-up and RSVP.
Meanwhile, the Hugo House Fall Catalog is now online and registration will begin soon (with Early Bird pricing August 20 through September 3).
summer at Hugo House
June 3, 2018
The Hugo House summer 2018 course catalog is now online and registration begins this week (June 5 for members and June 12 for non-members). Early Bird Pricing is in effect June 4 through June 18. As usual, the offerings include a wide range of workshops, intensives, courses, and master classes in many writing genres.
Meanwhile, construction continues on the new Hugo House, at 11th and E. Olive on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, and the projected move-in date is September 2018.
good news
January 23, 2018
Terrific news for Hugo House, which has received a Building for the Arts grant of $1.032 million from Washington state — a significant portion of the funds needed to purchase the new space and turn it into a home for writers.
Thank you to everyone who contacted their legislators and advocated to secure this funding, which will not only fund our new home but also supports many other arts and cultural organizations across the state. Everything we’re most proud of in our city has been realized because of community action, and that includes Hugo House. And thank you to our legislators for investing in the cultural vitality of Seattle.
Seattle needs writers and writers need Hugo House. With UNESCO’s recent designation of Seattle as a City of Literature, it’s fitting that our city will have a new literary destination — a place where people can come any night of the week to hear readers, get feedback on works-in-progress, exchange ideas, and come together over a shared belief in careful attention to language.
Learn more about Hugo House and its tremendous selection of writing programs and events.